All the cooks were winners this time. I know, because late night (2AM), I actually got sit back and try all the varsity yummy cookies myself. These people are experts, and they deserve the utmost thanks for being so dope!!!
Thanks also to the Bell House for an awesome space, Baked for wicked perfect prizes, and Bulleit Bourbon and Zacapa Rum for generously sponsoring this event!!!
Check out hottt pics at Metromix!!! Check out the hilarious write up in the Village Voice- thanks to writer Alex Van Buren! Time Out NY checked the magic as well!
Here’s a list of the winners!
1st place Judges – Nicholetta Canaras – Choca-ho-lick’s cookie
2nd Place Judges – R. Tianna Lawrence – Death By Chocolate Chipp’d Cookies
3rd Place Judges – Melissa Denchak – oatmeal-apple-cranberry crumb cookies
People’s Choice :
TIE for FIRST:
Rachel Anderson (Lee Frank and Dan Piccoli representing) – Nacho cookies (!)
and
Emily Hanhan (who posted her recipe on her blog!) Not Your Mama’s Chocolate Chip Cookies (w Sea Salt)
2nd Place Aimee Bariteau – “Oreo” cookies!
All these contestants blew away our hearts and minds last night, for two hours of hard core superfun, They deserve a spontanious round of applause, whether you’re reading this in your cubicle, or you called in sick and are still in bed, like me:
Katie Adams
Hanhan Emily
Melissa Denchak
laura wyatt
Jen Wanous
Shon Morris
Lisa Lee
Meg Westfox
Phoebe Lapin
R. LAWRENCE
Noah B
Juliana Vail
jane.hansen
grace.g.yang
jaret Stezelberger
Erika Loseman and Jaret
Claire Frisbie
alexis stephens
Beth Greenberg
Yoko Nitta
Aimee Bariteau
Leni Santoro
Lee Frank
nicholetta canaras
Moujan Zolfaghari
Michelle Rabinowitz
Hilary Preston
Susan Dobkowski
Denise Burrell-Stinson